tcp_conn_req_max_q0

The default maximum number of incomplete (three-way handshake not yet finished) pending TCP connections for a TCP listener.

Refer to RFC 793 for more information on TCP three-way handshake. See also tcp_conn_req_max_q.

Default

1024

Range

0 to 4,294,967,296

Dynamic?

Yes

When to Change

For applications, such as web servers that might receive excessive connection requests, you can increase the default value to match the incoming rate.

The following explains the relationship between tcp_conn_req_max_q0 and the maximum number of pending connections for each socket.

When a connection request is received, TCP first checks if the number (N) of pending TCP connections (three-way handshake is done) waiting to be accepted exceeds the maximum for the listener. If the connections are excessive, the request is denied. If the number of connections is allowable, then TCP checks if the number of incomplete pending TCP connections exceeds the sum of N and tcp_conn_req_max_q0. If it does not, the request is accepted. Otherwise, the oldest incomplete pending TCP request is dropped.